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enApp.net launches Passport app for iPhone, lets you manage accounts, browse for ADN clients, and more!http://www.imore.com/appnet-launches-passport-app-iphone-lets-you-manage-your-adn-account
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2013/05/adn_passport_iphone_hero.jpg" width="620" height="465" alt="App.net launches Passport app for iPhone, lets you manage your account" class="image-large aligncenter" /></p>
<p><a href="http://blog.app.net/2013/05/08/app-net-passport-for-ios-is-now-available/">App.net</a> has released Passport, an iPhone app that aims to make it easy to manage your App.net experience. Current users can sign in to manage their profile, find people to follow, and browse ADN apps. You can download apps without leaving Passport by tapping the “App Store” button next to the application’s name on the list, causing its App Store page to pop up and allowing you to purchase and download the app before dismissing it and returning to the app list.</p>
<p>One other notable feature is that Passport allows people to create a free ADN account without an invite. Up until now, anyone looking to create a free account would need to be invited by a paying member. Now that limitation is gone, App.net will be watching to see the impact this has on the service, and they have said that they reserve the right to disable open sign ups at any time.</p>
<p>Something that Passport very intentionally does not let users do is post or send messages. ADN has grown through the use of apps like <a href="http://www.imore.com/tag/netbot">Netbot</a> and <a href="http://www.imore.com/tag/felix">Felix</a>, and users are encouraged to find a way to experience the service that they enjoy, rather than being moved towards an official solution. For anyone that’s looking to give ADN a try, or just wants a good way to manage their account, Passport is available for free on the App Store right now.</p>
<ul><li>Free - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/app.net-passport/id534414475?at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now</a></li>
</ul></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/adn" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">adn</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/adn-apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">adn apps</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/social-apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Social Apps</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Apps</a></div></div></div>Wed, 08 May 2013 22:11:33 +0000Joseph Keller18357 at http://www.imore.comFelix for app.net updated to support ADN storage and more!http://www.imore.com/felix-appnet-updated-support-adn-storage-and-more
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2013/02/felix_1-4_iphone_hero.jpg" width="620" height="345" alt="Felix for app.net updated to support ADN storage and more!" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>Felix by <a href="http://tigerbears.com/felix/">tigerbears</a>, one of the most distinctive app.net clients to date, has updated with new features to take advantage of ADN's growing list of uniquely non-Twitter-like attributes. Namely, Felix now supports <a href="http://www.imore.com/appnet-adds-file-api-talks-unbundling-gives-members-10gb-cloud-storage">ADN's new File API</a>, so you can store your photos and videos directly in your ADN account, and not have to worry about third-party hosting services.</p>
<p>Also, Felix has gotten some interface and navigation tweaks, and the usual polish, bug fixes, and performance enhancements we've come to expect from point releases.</p>
<p>If you're already using Felix, grab the update now. If you're not, but you want something that doesn't look or act like a Twitter app, yet still packs all the power and personality of a full on ADN client, check Felix out.</p>
<ul><li>$4.99 - <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/felix-for-app.net/id562447652?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download now</a></li>
</ul></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/felix" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">felix</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/adn-apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">adn apps</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/adn" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">adn</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/appnet-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">app.net</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/social-apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Social Apps</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Apps</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News</a></div></div></div>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:57:18 +0000Rene Ritchie17424 at http://www.imore.comNettelator for iPhone is Twittelator for App.nethttp://www.imore.com/nettelator-iphone-twittelator-appnet
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2012/11/nettelator_iphone_hero.jpg" width="620" height="345" alt="" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>Next to <a href="http://www.imore.com/tag/imore">Tweetbot</a>, one of the most popular Twitter clients for iPhone is <a href="http://www.imore.com/tag/twittelator-neue">Twittelator neue</a>, and just like Tapbots, Big Stone Phone has released an App.net (ADN) client that closely resembles their popular Twitter client; it's called Nettelator.</p>
<p>Nettelator is almost identical to Twittelator Neue when it comes to interface and design featuring the same inline horizontal strips of photos, gestures, and even a similar icon. I have always been a huge fan of Twittelator Neue, but am left feeling a little disappointed with Nettelator.</p>
<p>First of all, the icon of an egg doesn't make sense for ADN like it does for Twitter (Twitter's logo is bird, ADN's logo is the greek letter alpha). Second, the profile pages are a huge disappointment, because instead of taking advantage of one of the things that sets ADN apart from Twitter, cover images, Nettelator uses it's signature in-line photo with the user's profile image. That just feels like laziness to me.</p>
<p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2012/11/nettelator_screenshots.jpg" width="620" height="543" alt="" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>In general, I am not a fan of having identical apps for Twitter and ADN. I do understand the appeal of a seamless transition between the two services, but for me, I want my experience of the new service to also be new. When I use apps like Netbot and Nettelator, I get confused and forget which service I'm using, Twitter or ADN?</p>
<p>Am I crazy, or do others share the same sentiment?</p>
<p>For those of you who <em>do</em> like to have an identical experience on both ADN and Twitter and are also Twittelator Neue users, what do you think about Nettelator? Sound off in the comments below!</p>
<h3>$4.99 - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nettelator-for-app.net/id579013192?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now</a></h3>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Apps</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/iphone-apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Iphone Apps</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/adn-apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">adn apps</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/nettelator" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">nettelator</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/app-news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">App News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Apps</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News</a></div></div></div>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:17:48 +0000Leanna Lofte16551 at http://www.imore.comiMore Editors' Choice for November 3, 2012http://www.imore.com/imore-editors-choice-november-3-2012
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2012/11/watercooler_iphone_hero.jpg" width="620" height="345" alt="" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>Every week, the editors at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps, accessories, gadgets, and websites. This week's selections include a social network for TV and movies, a great drawing app, an app that looks back at past updates you made on your favorite social networks, a fun app filled with random, crazy facts, a horror action game, a classic strategy board game, and a Twitter and ADN client.</p>
<h2>GetGlue - <a href="http://forums.imore.com/members/allyson-kazmucha-241779/">Ally Kazmucha</a></h2>
<p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2012/11/GetGlue-hero.jpeg" width="620" height="345" alt="" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>I've used GetGlue for a long time and still continue to enjoy using it almost on a daily basis. The premise is simple; check into what you're watching, reading or listening to. From there you can view others comments, accumulate stickers you can actually get physical copies of, and converse with others. It may seem like FourSquare for entertainment and it pretty much is but my favorite part of GetGlue is that I've found many interesting shows, music artists, and other media I may not have found otherwise. It can also lay out all your tv shows in one place somewhat like your own personal guide.</p>
<p>Once you start adding friends on GetGlue you can view their activity. I frequently find myself browsing people's profiles that have interests similar to mine. A lot of the shows I watch on a regular basis I've actually found out about through friends on GetGlue. It's a great service and something I'd highly recommend checking out if you're on the hunt for good shows, music, books, video games, and more.</p>
<ul><li>Free - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/getglue/id377615302?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now</a></li>
</ul><h2>Paper by FiftyThree - <a href="http://forums.imore.com/members/joseph-keller-189889/">Joseph Keller</a></h2>
<p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/images/stories/2012/03/paper_ipad_imore_hero.jpg" width="620" height="345" alt="" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>Paper is one of my all-time favorite apps. It occupies. Now, I’m not an artist by any stretch of the imagination, but I find something relaxing about drawing. That’s what makes Paper a perfect app for someone like me. There’s a certain elegance in Paper’s simplicity, and it allows you to focus on getting your ideas down rather than obsess over every granular detail of how you should get them down. Paper was recently updated with a Mixer tool that lets you make custom colors, along with an expanded palette of preset colors. If you haven’t tried this app before, now would certainly be a good time to do so.</p>
<ul><li>Free - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paper-by-fiftythree/id506003812?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now</a></li>
</ul><h2>Timehop - <a href="http://forums.imore.com/members/chris-oldroyd-241772/">Chris</a></h2>
<p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2012/11/Timehop.jpg" width="620" height="345" alt="" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>This week I have gone for an app that will take you for a daily trip down memory lane. Timehop is a free app that will send you a push notification everyday and tells you what you were saying or doing on the same day on years gone by.</p>
<p>When you install the app, you can grant it access to your Facebook, Foursquare, Instagram, Twitter and Flickr accounts and it then goes and finds what you said or posted on the same day in years gone by and presents it to you each day. I have only been using it for a few days and each day when I see the content it always makes me smile. It is a lovely way to be reminded of what you got up to in the past. If you are a big user of social networks, this app is a must for you; try and I bet it puts a smile on your face each morning.</p>
<h2>Free - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/timehop/id569077959?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Timehop</a></h2>
<h2>Weird But True - <a href="http://forums.imore.com/members/bla1ze-90328/">Chris Parsons</a></h2>
<p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2012/11/WeirdButTrue.jpg" width="620" height="345" alt="" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>Yup! It's an app for kids and uh.. big kids who have a thirst for useless knowledge like me! It has a ton of cute sounds and funny facts built into, over 300 if you need the exact number. You can bookmark your favorites or even search out specific topics like animals, space, science and more. The app is free to download and fun to use. Can't really ask for much more than that. Just know, on your next car trip you may have your kids reading you all 300 of those facts aloud.</p>
<ul><li>Free - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weird-but-true/id458424230?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now</a></li>
</ul><h2>Bladeslinger - <a href="http://forums.imore.com/members/simonsage-229395/">Simon Sage</a></h2>
<p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2012/11/bladeslinger-hero.jpg" width="620" height="345" alt="" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>Bladeslinger is a fresh new action game that mashes up western, steampunk, and horror genres with Infinity Blade-style gesture-based melee combat. Players take on the role of William Glaston, a soldier returning from war only to find his hometown full of demons and ominous sigils. It's at this point that he opens up a can of whoop-ass with this six-shooting short sword and electrically-charged mechanical fist. Because those alone aren't enough of an arsenal, the town's spooky new energies start imbuing William with supernatural powers.</p>
<p>The game's graphics are absolutely stunning, the swipe and tap-based control provide a ton of tactical flexibility, and the wide range of special moves and unlockables keep the game extremely fresh. Bladeslinger is one of the more promising games I've played in awhile; pick it up while it's still free.</p>
<ul><li>Free - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/bladeslinger/id507086852?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download now</a></li>
</ul><h2>Carcassonne - <a href="http://forums.imore.com/members/leanna-lofte-241816/">Leanna Lofte</a></h2>
<p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2012/11/carcassonne_ipad_mini_hero.jpg" width="620" height="345" alt="" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>I have been playing Carcassonne on the iPad for a couple years now. I never really enjoyed playing on my iPhone's small screen, but the experience is great on the <a href="http://www.imore.com/ipad-mini">iPad mini</a>. If you aren't familiar with the game, Carcassonne is a famous strategy board game where you must take turns placing tiles with your opponent(s). The objective is to build cities and roads and claim cities and cloisters with the goal of getting as much points as possible. You can play locally on your device or against opponents online. I'm by no means a "hard core" Carcassonne player, but take my turns every 1-3 days. It's fun, challenging, and social. If you're a fan of strategy board games, you'll love Carcassonne.</p>
<p>-$9.99 - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carcassonne/id375295479?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now</a></p>
<h2>Watercooler - <a href="http://forums.imore.com/members/rene-ritchie-65112/">Rene Ritchie</a></h2>
<p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2012/11/watercooler_iphone_hero.jpg" width="620" height="345" alt="" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>Watercooler is a Twitter and app.net (ADN) client by InfinitApps that, while it can't cross the streams (not due to the laws of Twitter, not Ghostbusters), it can let you quickly switch from one to the other while staying in the same app. Visually, it looks a lot like Buzz Anderson and Neven Mrgan's Birdfeed, which was one of my favorite Twitter clients before it was sold and perverted into something unrecognizable and unusable (yeah, still bitter).</p>
<p>That's the reason, when I saw John Gruber of <a href="http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/11/02/watercooler">Daring Fireball</a> mention it, I bought it immediately. While Watercooler feels a little slow when loading any particular stream for the first time, once the load is done it's quick and clean. It also has an option to view the global ADN feed. Most everything else is there as well, along with a bunch of really interesting stuff, like tapping on your tweets to see conversations, favorites/stars, and more.</p>
<p>There's no push notifications, far as I can tell, and no direct messages for Twitter, which will be a deal-breakers for some. but if you use both Twitter and ADN, or just ADN, and remember Birdfeed as fondly as I do, check out Watercooler.</p>
<ul><li>$4.99 - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/watercooler/id555548696?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download now</a></li>
</ul><h2>Your choice?</h2>
<p>Now that we've chosen our favorites for the week, we want to hear yours! Did you pick up a killer app, accessory, or game this week? Let us know in the comments below!</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Apps</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/iphone-apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Iphone Apps</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/ipad-apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Ipad Apps</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/games" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Games</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/iphone-games" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Iphone Games</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/ipad-games" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">ipad games</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/twitter-apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Twitter Apps</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/adn-apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">adn apps</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/picks-of-the-week" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Picks Of The Week</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/editors-choice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">editors choice</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/getglue" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Getglue</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/paper" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Paper</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/timehop" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">timehop</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/weird-true" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">weird but true</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/bladeslinger" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">bladeslinger</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/carcassonne" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Carcassonne</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/watercooler" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">watercooler</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tag/regular-features" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Regular Features</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/apps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Apps</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/games" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Games</a></div></div></div>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:31:08 +0000Leanna Lofte16382 at http://www.imore.comGet push notifications for Netbot with Adian for iPhone, a competing App.net clienthttp://www.imore.com/get-push-notifications-netbot-adian-competing-appnet-client
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2012/10/adian_push_hero.jpg" width="620" height="345" alt="" title="" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>There's no denying that <a href="http://www.imore.com/netbot-iphone-and-ipad-review">Netbot by Tapbots</a> is the most popular iOS client for App.net (ADN), but it was a little surprising and disappointing that the client launched without support for push notifications. Tapbots did release a statement saying that notifications will be coming as soon as ADN releases the appropriate protocols to do so, but other clients, like <a href="http://www.imore.com/netbot-vs-felix-vs-rivr-appnet-apps-iphone-shootout">Felix and Rivr</a>, have found their own ways to offer push notifications. Another such client is Adian which has recently been updated to include support to redirect push notification to open Netbot. Yes, you read that right, a competing app is improving Netbot.</p>
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<p>Since Netbot does not have push notifications, Adian has added a setting which will redirect its push notifications to open Netbot to the specified post instead. You can set it from the Accounts page by tapping on the blue arrow next to your username.</p>
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<p>Wow. On one hand, you have the competition making the most popular ADN client even more successful, which many would argue is a bad choice. On the other hand, you have a small time app grabbing the attention of all the users of the most popular ADN client thus increasing their potential user base -- a potentially brilliant move.</p>
<p><img src="http://cdn.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2012/10/adian_screenshots.jpg" width="620" height="543" alt="" title="" class="aligncenter" /></p>
<p>Regarding the use of Adian, push notification redirects work exactly as advertised. Each notification will be from Adian, but when you open it, Adian will temporarily open for a split second, then switch to Netbot. It's fast, simple, and gets the job done. Unfortunately for Adian, the app as an ADN client isn't anything to brag about. The layout and interface is extremely basic and doesn't grab your attention. This is what, I believe, will ultimately cause their choice to offer push notifications for Netbot to ultimately not matter. Sure, they'll get a temporary boost of sales, but once Netbot starts offering push notifications, they likely won't have many more sales since all Netbot users will stay as Netbot users and not refer Adian to their friends.</p>
<p>If Adian was a really good ADN client that rivaled Netbot in terms of features and usability, then it'd be a completely different story. Ideally, for Adian, Netbot users would purchase Adian for the sole purpose of gaining push on Netbot, but then after spending some time with Adian, fall in love with it and start using Adian as their primary ADN client. This would drive future sales even after Netbot gained push notifications. But in Adian's current state, I doubt a single Netbot user will switch to Adian. Instead, they'll delete Adian once Netbot gains push and never see a future update from Adian again -- even it the update is awesome.</p>
<p>All is not lost for Adian, however, as Netbot doesn't <em>yet</em> have push notifications. We do not know when Netbot will update with native push, but if the folks at Phrygian Labs work hard and release an incredible update that makes Adian a true competitor to Netbot <em>before</em> Netbot gains push, this could have a great impact on Adian's success.</p>
<p>So what do you think about Adian's business choice? Smart move? Or just a temporary boost in sales that won't have a lasting longterm effect? Are you picking up Adian just to have push for Netbot until Netbot is able to offer it themselves?</p>
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<p>Source: <a href="http://blog.jazzychad.net/2012/10/12/adian-update.html">jazzychad</a></p>
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